Pankowski Rafał

Rafal Pankowski serves as a Professor at the Institute of Sociology, Civitas University in Warsaw, with research focusing on contemporary social pathologies including far-right movements and discrimination in European contexts.

His academic credentials include:

• MA in Political Science from the University of Warsaw (with undergraduate studies at the University of Oxford)
• PhD and Habilitation in Sociology of Culture from the University of Warsaw, Institute of Applied Social Sciences

Professor Pankowski's primary research domains are:

• Racism and xenophobia in popular culture
• Nationalist and populist ideologies
• Genocide prevention mechanisms
• Neo-fascist movements in Western Europe
• Social responses to hatred

He maintains active societal engagement as co-founder of the 'Never Again' Association and deputy editor of 'Nigdy Wiecej' magazine since 1996, while contributing to international genocide scholarship through membership in the International Association of Genocide Scholars.